Enantiopure Iminophosphonamide Complexes: Synthesis, Photoluminescence and Catalysis

The thesis presents about the synthesis of enantiopure iminophosphonamide (NPN) complexes, and their study in catalysis and photoluminescence. The thesis is presented in chapters which is further divided into sections. Initial sections start with the general introduction about the iminophosphonamide ligand system and the corresponding coordination chemistry along with the general hydroboration and photoluminescence. The commonly used iminophosphonamide in coordination chemistry are achiral analogue in contrast to their chiral congeners. The next section of the thesis deals with the synthesis and characterisation of the novel chiral iminophosphonamine ligands and further reactivity with various metals such as the s block metals, d10 configured (i.e. Cu(I) and Zn(II)) metals, group 13 metals, group 4 metals, lanthanide and low valent group 14 compounds. The synthesised s block metal complexes showed interesting photoluminescence with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) and homoleptic calcium complexes of the substituted iminophosphonamide catalysed the hydroboration of ketones into corresponding alkoxyboronate ester.